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#B018EF

#b018ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#b018ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 9.41% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.36% cyan, 89.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.42°, with 87.04% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #b018ef
  2. #57ef18

Split complementary

  1. #b018ef
  2. #c2ef18
  3. #18ef45

Analogous

  1. #4518ef
  2. #b018ef
  3. #ef18c2

Triadic

  1. #b018ef
  2. #efb018
  3. #18efb0

Tetradic

  1. #b018ef
  2. #ef1857
  3. #57ef18
  4. #18efb0

Square

  1. #b018ef
  2. #ef4518
  3. #57ef18
  4. #18c2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0767
  2. #7f0cae
  3. #b018ef
  4. #c860f4
  5. #e1a7f9

Shades

#b018ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b018ef
  2. #9e16d7
  3. #8d13bf
  4. #7b11a7
  5. #6a0e8f
  6. #580c78
  7. #460a60
  8. #350748
  9. #230530
  10. #120218
  11. #000000

Tints

#b018ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b018ef
  2. #b82ff1
  3. #c046f2
  4. #c85df4
  5. #d074f5
  6. #d88cf7
  7. #dfa3f9
  8. #e7bafa
  9. #efd1fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b018ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b018ef
  2. #ab22e4
  3. #a62dd9
  4. #a237ce
  5. #9d42c3
  6. #984cb8
  7. #9356ac
  8. #8e61a1
  9. #8a6b96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e59b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e54f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab48bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b018ef {
  color: #b018ef;
}
Background
.bg-b018ef {
  background-color: #b018ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b018ef {
  border: 2px solid #b018ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b018ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 24 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b018ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b018ef, #ef18c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b018ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 24 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.65 #4fe710 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b018ef  rgb(176, 24, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#57ef18  rgb(87, 239, 24)  hsl(102, 87%, 52%)  Harlequin
#efb018  rgb(239, 176, 24)  hsl(42, 87%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#18efb0  rgb(24, 239, 176)  hsl(162, 87%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green